Book easel



Jaim 6, 19215;

- 1 Filed Feb. '18,"A 1924], ,1 v

.1. 4READ BooK BASEL ,1 l A f Sheds-Sheet 1 @ad n `.1. READv BOOK EASEL Filed Feb. 18, "1924 2- Sheds-sheet 2 f/251m@ Fwd' iv Patented ,rJan. 6.7, I y d v d l f s@Application-mea.February 1s, '19a4. hserialiin. 693,59-1ffif'.

A ".Be it known that'.'Jos'HUABEAD.l a citizen of Great Britain, rev'siding-iat.LagFayettdin` the county of Stark rand/State "f of Illinois,

vhas invented.certain'newl and useful4 Im. `provementsin Book Easels: of.` which 1 lthe" followingis.a"'specication; f A This inventionv relates -to a `book l'easel 1 attaehme-ntjadapted* to` be'fapplied to the l consists lin the novel=featuresghereinafter edge' of' a table orV yother supportand" it desoribedfand claimed." 'fz An objectjofthe invention isito provide- 4 'an' 4easel of simple and durablestructure during the time' of;readn`g"so?that the/body' is not cramped` andthe-organs thereof may which may be readilyfaippl-iedlto or detached j usted to correctly hold" the teiztof the book er manuscript in, yposition 'whereby the reader orl student 'may adapt his posture perform their naturalffuntions under nor' i mal con`ditions,` 'andfwithout handicap pin-'I cidentto the' study -or'fperusalf'of -the textvof the.4r book. or mauseripti'wlnthe yeasel y structure," the1 partsV aref adjustable lwhereby Y correct r'focus olf'the reading matter with' relation t'otthe eyesof the-'freader may bemaintained -tliu's reducing or? eliminating eye strain "duri-ngv 'the'pro'cess' of` study" or:

" l i if ``"ing, l the -v book'easel' structure .includes a :clampbracket member llhaving at'one side al 'recess 2 adapted tolreceive the `edge.Portion reading.

With the'iabove' *objectsl inffviewv; thel easel structurecomprisesla clamp bracket adaptedv vto be 'applied toja" support i and provided grooves whiehreceive the endportionslof a with spaced lflanges "having" opposedy curved pin carriedby. an armwhich `is movably mounted jupon the saidrfbra'cket., ibar is, adjustably connected `with the said arm and` the l,means foi` conneetingthebar u'itli the arm is susceptibleofl nmnipulationjwhere-r bythe bar may be secured Vat Ia'iiied position l,with relation' tofthejar'm'j 'Awp'la'tev is vad#-v justablyfmounted upon,v the bar and fa 4shelf is f hingedly lrnount'ed",`u1ion=-the sai,d"plate,`- there being provided fa prop` member pivotally connected With 'the' lshelfjand l:engageable Withthe plate'to hold: the 'shelf'- at a desired angle with relation to the plate. The shelf 'A @eBook EASEL." v

#PATE- y i ,f JOSHUA/nnen, or' LA rAi'zETTn'InLINoIsEf against `which 4the ledge of the bookormanuf yscript A` mayl brest. when in position upon the shelf. 'i Anl elastic element isfprovided to bepused. in conjunction; with the;z.. shelf and or manuscript .is g held 4gin, anopen plow `tion upontheshelf.f`

. 11n the accompanying l Fleur@ 11S. .a i fragmentary fedge. .elevation lof thetabla@simlafupportwththe took, 1 'easel applied theretow, ,l y. 4. y

f yFigure 21 is a horizontals'ectional vieiv of thebook easel out fon! the i 'line y'2"-'2' of Figure 1. vf "i .'Figurefisa fra View ofthe book easel, Y.

Figure tis ad transverse sectional view vif gmentaryhrear elevational' y be; Stretchedfaorossthe book gfmghlp v c script and secured at?itsendportins ,to i v --the endr` edgesof 'g the shelfl` Whereb'yfthe book l ,l

structure. .f

Figure l'is a of 'said `securlngmeans cut ongthe line; 1r-eff( of Figure 6.1 i k. Figure l8r' is Alai plan= yView of -thewelastic 4member whiehsmay be' usedin; combination 'with thev` shelffior the vbook `e'asehstructure :for holding therbook wor. manuscript ,in an open' and exposedposition; i ,o

' As illustrated-inthe accompanying dra-u'- lower portionv of vthe' bracket member ly and is 'providedfWi'th head '5 which yis located ,Within the {recess f2 1 and 'which is adapted to engage thefunderffsurface 'of dth`etop of its outer portion', 2thebracket"member :1v is the table;"orf'supporti Whenthebracket is applied and thesorew'llis tightened. #Along spaced Hanges (5f/andl each ofthe said flanges 1s provided yfat-its inner sidefwith a curved groove "7; 1the groeve "7' isl disposed transverse- 'ly across therece'ss' 2 of the bracket member, andthe groove? isprovided -fat Aits upper' end f with a diametrically enlarged socket andg theV lower end of the groove 7 is open at the intermediate and lowenA portion ofthe bracket Vmember'l. At its-lgwest point, the

groove 7 is provided at its outer side with a recess 9, the said recessbeing located just within the openlowerend of the groove 7. The langes are spaced from each other and disposed parallel with relation to each other and the grooves 7, sockets "8 and recesses 9 of the two flanges are opposite or juxtaposed-With relation to each other and 'transversely of the bracket member 1.'

arm'f10 which Ais'` provided at one end with outstanding lugs 11 which are normally re. i celved within' the grooves 7 of thelangesvv :The'book easell structure also includesan 6 .ofthe bracket 'member `1. As the arm is 'i shiftedwith relation to `thebracket member,A thesev lugs may enter the sockets 8 and they may also deposit in the recesses 9y provided: in the said grooves.

y 'i disconnected from the-bracket member by moving the lugsout 'of the grooves at the lower open end 'thereof l The outer end'ofthe arm 10 is bifurcated as at 11. The upper bifurcation 11 -is pro- "vtions'11"foff` the arm-10, vThe shankfl ise 13 of the vbifurcations of the said armsq The t f shank 16 is provided at its=upper side and at vided with :an opening 12 having angularly disposed side walls and the'lower bifurca-v tion 11 is provided with .a circular opening 13, thesaid openings being alined with each other.

The upper bifurcation of the arm is provided at its lower side with arecess 14 having Aangularly disposed, edge walls, the said recess opening into thel space between the said bifurcations of the arm.

The ,book easel structure also includes a bar15-having a shank end 16 whichlis adapted to enter the space between the v`bifurcaprovided with a longitudinally disposed slot 17 which lies between the openingsj12 and I' the end of the Islot 17 with a recess 18, the

edge walls of'which'are disposed at angles with relation to each other.

- and 18 are disposed opposite each other and i said pin is provided with a section 20 r ing angularly disposed side surfaces and the `said sectionis adapted to lit snugly in the the yrecess 18'.

the recess' 14.1is of greater transversedimensions than the: corresponding dimensions of v The shank of a pin19 passes throu h the` opening12, recess 14, recess 18, slot 1 and opening'13. The shank ofhthe f opening 12 but is vfreetoslide therein. The

shank of the'pin 19 is provided at a point fl-between'its ends vwithablock 21 which is adapted .to fit snuglyk inthe recess 18 but which may enterithe recess 14.v The shank of the pin 19 is further providedwith a cylindrical section 22 which kfits snugly within the "opening 13 and which may slide therein and Awhich also. passes through .the Slot 17 of the shank 16 ofthe barl. 4

Also the varm may be.v

The recesses 14 Masacre yWhen the block portion 21 is received in lthe recess 18, the bar 15 is locked in alinement ywith thearm 10. However,-when the pin 19 is raised, the block 21 is moved into the .recess 14 and the bar 15 may be turned with relation to the arm 10 and in the event that the varm 15 is turned to a position at a right angle to the arm 10, the pin 19 may be lowered whereby the block 21 may engage in the recess 18 and hold the bar 15 in a Xed position and at'the adjusted position with relation to the arm 15. The bar 15 isprovided with slots-23 whichjare 4disposed longitudinally of the lsaidbar. t l, n

The book easel`V alsol includes a plate 24 havingbolts 25 A passing transversely therethrough, the said bolts also passing through vthe slots 23 and the 'bolts v arefsecured to the andv by kmeans of,y which the plate may be turned with relationto the bolts and securedat an adjusted position upon the bar bytighteningrthe: bolts .as hereinbefore de.- scribed. A desk panel 29 is connected by means of hinges 30with one' edge portion of the plate .x24 and a .U-shapedprop member 31 is pivoted at the back of thevdeskmpanel 29 and its intermediate portion is adapted to engage in any oneof the notches 27, wherebythe desk panel 29 is held `at-a desired angle vwith relation to the plane of the plate :Knobs32 Y)are provided at the ends of -the prop member l31 and are disposed beyond the'edges of thefdeskl panel 29 and may be used for swinging thefprop member 31 with relation to the panel-29 whereby the intermediate portion of .the said prop member may be inserted in any particular or desired notch l27 of the series of notches.

The ,desk panel 29is vadapted to support .a book for Vmanuscript (not shown), and

hold the same yin proper position before the reader or. student. A ledge strip 33 is mounted at the lower edgeof the desk panel 29 and uponl which the lower edge of the book or manuscript may rest. Studs 34 are mounted, at thev opposite 'side edges of the desk panel- 29. rAnelastic strip 35 is provided at its ends Vwith metallic clipsy 36 having keyQ-holeslots 37. yThe strip 35 may be stretched anddisposed over thev lower portion lof the book or Amanuscript which is in posltion on thedesk pane1`29 and the slot 37 mav be engaged over the studs` 34 whereill@ l by the said strip 35 is held in a stretched condition over the book or manuscript and holds the same ina proper open position upon the. said desk Itis obvious that t 1e arm 10 may be swung with relation tothe bracket member 1 and the lugs 11 maybe moved from the socket 8 along the grooves 7 andengage in the re` cesses 9 whereby the said arm and the parts attached thereto may hang pendent from the f By moving the lugs ll brackctmember l. 1n an upright directlon, they may be dlsenf gaged from the recesses 9 and pass out of the lower end of the slots 7 and thus the` arm and its attached parts may Vbe. completely disconnected from the bracket menibcr. y y

Having thus described the invention,`what 1s claimed 1s:

1. An easel structure comprising a bracket member, means for securing the bracket member to a support, the said bracket member having parallel flanges provided with.

longitudinally curved slots, the flanges having enlarged sockets vat one end of the slots,v

the opposite ends of the slots being open, an arm having lugs adapted to move along the slots and enter the sockets, and a desk panel connected With the arm.

2. Aneasel structure comprising a bracket member, means for securing the bracket member to a support, lthe bracket member being providedl With parallel flanges, said flanges having at their inner sides curved slots and provided at the upper ends of the anel.

slots vvith enlarged sockets, the lower ends ofthe slots being open, the lower edge walls of the slots being provided with recesses loi cated in the vicinity of the o en ends of the slots,an arm havingy lugs a aptedto "move along the slots and enter the sockets andthe recesses thereof, and a desk panel carried' by the arm. y

y 3. A n easel structure comprising a bracket, an arm detachably connected'with the bracket, 4and provided with a bifurcated end, one

of the bifurcations of thearm being prof' vided with an opening having angularly dis-y osed Walls, the other bifurcation of the arm eing provided v with an opening which is circular, saidv-`openings being alined with I each other transversely of the arm, onebifurcation of the arm beingprovidedv at its inner side with a recess, .a bar having a shank adapted to enter the spacebetvveen thel bifurcations of the arm and being provided with a Vslot and a-recess, a pin adapted'to ,pass

through said openings, the recesses and the slots, said pin havlng a cylindrical portion 

